xonsh/docs/windows.rst
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Windows Guide
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Installation
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The easy way
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The easiest way to install xonsh on windows is through the Anaconda Python
Distribution and the conda package manager.
.. note::
Be sure to install the version with Python3.4 or later.
Xonsh is not yet supported on legacy Python (2.7).
Install xonsh with the following command:
.. code-block:: bat
> conda config --add channels conda-forge
> conda install xonsh
.. note:: For the bleeding edge development version use ``conda install -c xonsh/channel/dev xonsh``
This will install xonsh and all the recommended dependencies. Next, run xonsh:
.. code-block:: bat
> xonsh
snail@home ~ $
Install from source
-------------------
To install xonsh from source on Windows, first install `Python v3.4+`_ from
http://python.org. Remember to select "Add python to PATH" during installation.
Next, install the prompt_toolkit dependency via ``pip``:
.. code-block:: bat
> pip install prompt-toolkit
While prompt-toolkit is considered an optional dependency, it is the
recommended alternative to pyreadline for Windows users. For Windows,
it is recommended to use a replacement console emulator. Good choices are `cmder`_ or `conemu`_.
Download the latest `xonsh-master.zip`_ from github and unzip it
to ``xonsh-master``.
Now install xonsh:
.. code-block:: bat
> cd xonsh-master
> python setup.py install
Next, run xonsh:
.. code-block:: bat
> xonsh
snail@home ~ $
.. _Python v3.4+: https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
.. _xonsh-master.zip: https://github.com/scopatz/xonsh/archive/master.zip
.. _cmder: http://cmder.net/
.. _conemu: https://conemu.github.io/
Usage
================
Name space conflicts
--------------------
Due to ambiguity with the Python ``dir`` builtin, to list the current
directory via the ``cmd.exe`` builtin you must explicitly request
the ``.``, like this:
.. code-block:: xonshcon
>>> dir .
Volume in drive C is Windows
Volume Serial Number is 30E8-8B86
Directory of C:\Users\snail\xonsh
2015-05-12 03:04 <DIR> .
2015-05-12 03:04 <DIR> ..
2015-05-01 01:31 <DIR> xonsh
0 File(s) 0 bytes
3 Dir(s) 11,008,000,000 bytes free
Many people create a ``d`` alias for the ``dir`` command to save
typing and avoid the ambiguity altogether:
.. code-block:: xonshcon
>>> aliases['d'] = ['cmd', '/c', 'dir']
You can add aliases to your ``~/.xonshrc`` to have it always
available when xonsh starts.
Unicode support for Windows
----------------------------
Python's utf-8 unicode is not compatible with the default shell 'cmd.exe' on Windows. The package ``win_unicode_console`` fixes this. Xonsh will use ``win_unicode_console`` if it is installed. This can be disabled/enabled with the ``$WIN_UNICODE_CONSOLE``` environment variable.
.. note:: Even with unicode support enabled the symbols available will depend on the font used in cmd.exe.
The packages ``win_unicode_console`` can be installed using pip or conda.
.. code-block:: bat
> pip install win_unicode_console
.. code-block:: bat
> conda install --channel xonsh win_unicode_console